Jewel-holder.



A. T. HUNT.

I JEWEL HOLDER, APPLICATION FILED 11.24, 1906.

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ALFRED T. HUNT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

JEWEL-HOLDER.

Application filed January 24, 1906.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED T. HUNT, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of the city of New York, borough of the Bronx, in the countyand State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Jewel-Holder, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to jewelry holders, my more particular object beingto produce a device suitable for exhibiting jewels in such manner as togive the same the appearance they would have when worn upon a ringmounted upon the fingers.

To this end my invention relates more particularly to the production ofan annular member, more or less analogous to a finger ring and rovidedwith gripping jaws movable relatively to each other for engaging andreleasing jewels.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of my device in whichanintegral annular member representing the body of a ring is rovidedwith jaws adapted to spring apart for the purpose of engaging anddisengaging jewels; Fig. 2 is a side view of the same Fig.

3 is a plan view of another form in which the body representing the ringhas the form of tweezers having a portion serving as a handle and also aportion for fitting upon the finger.

The member 6 is of spring metal and represents the body of the ring.This member is unclosed, however, and is provided with gripping jaws 7which engage a jewel 8. By forcing the jaws 7 apart the jewel 8 may beremoved and another of the same or of a dif ferent size insertedinstead. The jewel being-mounted in position as indicated, the device isplaced upon the finger in the same manner as a finger ring and theeffect produced upon the eye by the jewel is the same as when the jewelis mounted permanently in a rmg.

In Fig. 3 the jaws 7 are mounted upon'the termina s of a comparativelylong spring member 6", which are provided with portions 6 for engagingthe finger, these portions being curved.

My device is used as follows :The device above described is used byjewelers in dis- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 10, 1908.

Serial No. 297,593.

playing jewels to prospective customers. A person wishing to buy ajeweled ring can very seldom find the metallic ring with the jewelalready mounted in such form as to suit his taste and requires that somechange be made in order to bring the completed ring into conformity withhis ideas. A person having large fingers may, for instance, desire acomparatively thin ring provided with a large jewel, whereas a personhaving long fingers of small diameter may prefer a comparatively thickring provided with a small jewel. In order to enable the jeweler and thecustomer to see the equivalent of a ring provided with a particularstyle or size of ewel without the necessity of mounting the jewelpermanently in a ring, the jeweler picks up one of the de vices of thekind above described, forces the gripping jaws apart so as to engage thejewel sought to be exhibited, and then places the device carrying thejewel upon the finger. If this jewel is not satisfactory another may besubstituted, there being no change what ever in the device except asregards the identity of the jewel. A dozen or more jewels may thus beexhibited in succession upon the same finger without the necessity formounting or dismounting a single jewel in the sense in which the term isordinarily used.

The device above described is also useful for enabling a jeweler todisplay his loose stock of gems without the expense of. mounting thesame permanently.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent A device of the character described, comprising asingle integral piece of spring metal bent around so that its ends arecomparatively close together, and provided internally with a surface forengaging the finger, said ends being provided with gripping jawsprovided with prolongations extending toward each other at their tipsand having surfaces for engaging oppositely-disposed portions of ajewel.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALFRED T. HUNT.

